February 11, 2018. Married just 6 months, I was diagnosed with needing a quadruple bypass. Shocking. I felt fine. Then just 3 days later, Valentine’s Day, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The heart surgeon didn’t want to touch me until she knew about the cancer. Unfortunately my breast cancer appointment was scheduled one month out. I sat, in tears, every day for one month knowing I had to have open-heart surgery and knowing I had cancer. I finally found out about the cancer. I ended up having stage 2 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. 70% to 80% of all breast cancer is IDC. Praise God! At least my cancer was the most common. March 23, 2018 I had my quadruple bypass. I was prepped for surgery. The last thing I remember was giving Steve, my husband and Emerson, my son a kiss goodbye and putting on my little blue surgery cap. I do not remember being wheeled out of preop and down the hall to surgery. I was so sure I was not going survive. Steve and Emerson later tell me that as I was being wheeled down the hall I was loudly saying “This is my last day on earth. I’m going to wake up in heaven. I get to meet Jesus”. Well I woke up in my Cardiac ICU room with a tube down my throat, my chest wired and glued together, and I remember Emerson standing next to me. I do not remember him singing to me. I survived. I recovered and 6 weeks later I was back in surgery, this time to remove my breast cancer. TUNE IN TOMORROW FOR PART II.
Ruth Teters says:
God is good. He gave you a wonderful husband to be by your side thru this. God is good.
Margaret Ruth Teters says:
God blessed you with a good man to help you through all these troubles!
admin says:
100% a gift from God!
Susan Dobbs says:
Whenever you think you have it rough you run into someone who has it rougher. Praise the Lord!!!!!! You survived and have an awesome testimony!!!! Thank God!!!!!.
admin says:
I have a very awesome testimony and God finally gave me a vehicle in which to share it. I have so much more fine tuning to learn about blogging but with His help I will be successful. He knows my heart.
Doris Tanner Thompson says:
Girl, I’m so glad I found you. Your post came up as a reminder and gave me an opportunity to read today. I have been out of pocket for several weeks. One of my sisters in Tenn is in the last stages of cancer, so I’ve spent as long as I felt I could with her and only returned home this week. I love the looks of your blog and believe me I do not have mine ready to go as yet. Pray I get settled down, and get some help. I feel I am so far behind.
Love your post, so glad you are better and able to write about it. We all love good stories with good endings. Doris
admin says:
So extremely sorry to hear about your sister. Don’t worry about being behind. I am also. Life is fast and getting into the hang of blogging is slow. I figure it is all in God’s time. Every time WE try things our way God says “Oh no you don’t. It’s My timming”. He’s got this. Keep me posted on your progress. I just did my consultation with Constant Contact this morning and I have another consultation tomorrow. I did do a new blog under Travel. Wishing you many blessings, Patti